Noun

• S: (n) interest, involvement (a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something) "an interest in music"
• S: (n) sake, interest (a reason for wanting something done) "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) interest, interestingness (the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)) "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
• S: (n) interest (a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed) "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"
• S: (n) interest, stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something) "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
• S: (n) interest, interest group ((usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims) "the iron interests stepped up production"
• S: (n) pastime, interest, pursuit (a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)) "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

Verb

• S: (v) interest (excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of)
• S: (v) concern, interest, occupy, worry (be on the mind of) "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
• S: (v) matter to, interest (be of importance or consequence) "This matters to me!"